Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS September 8, 2017 The Honorable Jodie Laubenberg Opinion No. KP-0161 Chair, House Committee on Elections Texas House of Representatives Re: Requirements for signatures on a petition Post Office Box 2910 filed in connection with a candidate's Austin, Texas 78768-2910 application for a place on the ballot · (RQ-0151-KP) . Dear Representative Laubenberg: The Election Code requires certain candidates seeking placement on a ballot to file, alongside an application for candidacy, a petition containing a specified number of signatures from qualifying voters. See…